Indians Prospect Insider

Since the MLB Draft began the Indians have had seven general managers, a span of 50 years. Meanwhile, a few blocks down the road the Browns have had six general managers in the last 15 years. The IBI's Jeff Ellis takes a look at the drafting history of the Cleveland GMs over the last 50 years and breaks it all down and ranks their performance, and notes the impact the late Hank Peters had on the Indians.

Welcome to the 2015 IBI preview capsules! In order to prepare for the upcoming season, IBI will have a preview capsule running for every player on the 40-man roster and selected non-roster invites. To mix things up, we will be running these roughly in alphabetical order. Next up is right-handed reliever Cody Allen.

The Venezuela Winter League playoffs kicked off on Saturday and Indians outfielder Anthony Gallas continued his recent tear with a big night at the plate. The IBI's Arthur Kinney recaps his night along with other Indians players in action and also goes into detail how the playoffs work in Venezuela.

Welcome to the 2015 IBI preview capsules! In order to prepare for the upcoming season, IBI will have a preview capsule running for every player on the 40-man roster and selected non-roster invites. To mix things up, we will be running these roughly in alphabetical order. Next up is first baseman Jesus Aguilar.

The Puerto Rico Winter League started their playoffs on Friday and two Indians were in action in the 12-game round robin setup that will take place over the next two weeks. Other Indians were in action in other winter league playoff action as well, and the IBI's Arthur Kinney recaps it all in Around the Farm...

It’s been a few weeks since teams and GM’s returned from their sojourn in San Diego after bringing the Hot Stove to a boiling point with a flurry of moves. Have the Indians fallen off the pace with other teams in the division such as the White Sox stealing the headlines with their Hot Stove dealings? The IBI's Jake Dungan doesn't seem to think so. Read why in his comparative roster analysis.

Welcome to the 2015 IBI preview capsules! In order to prepare for the upcoming season, IBI will have a preview capsule running for every player on the 40-man roster and selected non-roster invites. To mix things up, we will be running these roughly in alphabetical order. First up is Austin Adams.

Another exciting year has come and gone in Cleveland, with plenty of highs and lows at the corner of Carnegie and Ontario. There was a Cy Young Award winner on the mound and two big offseason signings going dud. There was an MVP candidate in the outfield and a former ace getting hurt and eventually traded. All in all, while 2014 did not end in a playoff berth like 2013, it was still a special year, one that Jim Piascik remembers through the lens of The LEGO Movie.

Around the Farm takes a quick look at some of yesterday’s performances by Indians prospects throughout the system. This is a special fall and winter ball version of ATF that recaps all the offseason action by Indians players and the IBI's Arthur Kinney runs down the performances in his latest.

Another year has come and gone here at the Indians Baseball Insider. The second year is in the books since the name change on January 1, 2013 from Indians Prospect Insider to Indians Baseball Insider, and the site begins its ninth year of existence. Happy New Year!

Over at Fangraphs, most of the best publicly available projection systems are readily available for you to view, free of charge. Plus, in addition to the raw projections for each player, Fangraphs maintains a projected depth chart, which parses out the available playing time in a full season to the players most likely to receive it in the coming year. Join Jim Piascik as he looks at what Fangraphs expects out of Cleveland in 2015 and where the team ranks compared to the rest of the league.

Around the Farm takes a quick look at some of yesterday’s performances by Indians prospects throughout the system. This is a special fall and winter ball version of ATF that recaps all the offseason action by Indians players and the IBI's Arthur Kinney runs down the performances in his latest.

On Tuesday the Cleveland Indians announced they have signed free agent right-handed pitcher Jeff Manship to a minor league contract with a non-roster invitation to Major League camp. Also, infielder Audy Ciriaco who was resigned to a minor league deal earlier this offseason has been extended an invite to Major League camp as a non-roster player.

A new year is upon us and yet the winter leagues continue to plug away. Several Indians players were in action on Monday night as teams in Puerto Rico continued their playoff push while teams in the Dominican and Venezuela continued their first round playoff series'. The IBI's Tony Lastoria recaps the action in Around the Farm...

I hope all of you have had a great holiday season! In this MLB News and Notes segment, the IBI's Andrew Zajac will be giving occasional reports on the latest news and rumors throughout the MLB. Today's piece focuses on the possible teams in line for Max Scherzer, the Yankees dealing a pen arm, teams that have kept in touch with Asdrubal Cabrera, and more.

A few winter ball teams are starting to play out the string, which means it is time to look to the future and let the young players get some time. A few Cleveland farmhands have been the beneficiary of that, with Alexis Pantoja in particular making his first start in six weeks down in Puerto Rico. Join Jim Piascik as he checks in on players like Pantoja, looks at the continued dominance of Giovanni Soto, and much more as he goes across the globe and takes you Around the Farm.

The WAR Room is back again, bringing you the 2014 advanced stats for every Cleveland minor leaguer. With the minor league seasons at an end and the seasons in review finished, The WAR Room moves to ranking the top-100 prospects in 2014 based on performance. But instead of just listing based on pure performance, there is a twist to make the rankings more relevant. Join Jim Piascik as he brings you part four, including a bunch of potential impact relievers in Ben Heller, Kyle Crockett, J.P. Feyereisen, and Giovanni Soto and much more as he takes you into The WAR Room.

Around the Farm (ATF) takes a quick look at some of yesterday’s performances by Indians prospects throughout the system. This is a special fall and winter ball version of ATF that recaps all the offseason action by Indians players in the Arizona Fall League (AFL) and the Caribbean Leagues. Join Arthur Kinney as he recaps Anthony Gallas' big night, Audy Ciriaco's performance in the Dominican League playoffs, and much more as he takes you Around the Farm.

It should come as a surprise to no baseball fan that the Indians went shopping for a bargain in free agency this winter, but it was at least mildly shocking that they came up with Gavin Floyd. Floyd has missed most of the past two seasons with injuries and the Indians are pretty well stocked with starting pitching. There are many questions that might be on a Cleveland fan’s mind, but one that is hard to answer is how we should expect Floyd to perform. IBI newcomer Craig Fletcher tries to answer that in his debut piece...

Around the Farm (ATF) takes a quick look at some of yesterday’s performances by Indians prospects throughout the system. This is a special fall and winter ball version of ATF that recaps all the offseason action by Indians players in the Arizona Fall League (AFL) and the Caribbean Leagues. Join Arthur Kinney as he recaps the night and Roberto Perez snapping out of his recent slump down in Puerto Rico.

Available IBI Books

The 2014 Cleveland Indians Baseball Insider book featuring the Indians' Top 100 Prospects and more is now available. Also, previous editions from 2008-2012 are also available at a discounted rate. Just click on the book image for more information. Thanks again for all the support!